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The Hidden Scrolls
The developer says retainers can grow bolder under pressure or break down and flee, while fallen characters face permanent death. Preparing the expedition includes morale as well as equipment.
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Flirting Goddesses by AFK
The developer advertises rewards every three minutes of AFK play, with karaoke challenges as another source of energy used for character unlocks. The two activities offer different ways to approach the unlock resource.
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Shellshock
The official rules send players left for an anomaly and right for no change. Either missing a change or reporting one that is absent resets the trench count, making restraint part of observation.
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Wabisabi SushiDerby
The developer says cheering boosts racing sushi and can avoid chopsticks, but winning can require spending that opportunity to pass rivals. Topping skills and freshness add different constraints before the next race.
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Cozy Grove: Camp Spirit
Real-world time organizes Camp Spirit’s daily quests, while optional activities continue afterward. Selected Steam reports complicate that rhythm: one appreciates doing a little each day, while another describes controller and placement problems interrupting it.
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Full Stride
The developer links the final stretch to earlier riding decisions, with running style, distance aptitude, stamina and sprint ability shaping when to move. The rider’s job is advertised as pacing as well as speed.
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Backpack Dungeon
The developer says item effects depend on trigger-point direction and positional links, so moving equipment can change activation frequency and routes. A packed bag is also a circuit to arrange.
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Idyll Isle
The developer distinguishes tool upgrades by their effects: a sickle harvests faster, a rod lands bigger catches and a hammer breaks tougher ore. Automation still leaves decisions about what work the team can perform.
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DEATHLOOP 4 YOU
The developer frames Hayato’s Return by Death around repeated experiments, including fleeing, hiding and fighting back. The loop is advertised as a way to reconsider a response, while its item-retention rules remain unstated.
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Garisani Detective Agency
One player investigates as a human and the other explores as a ghost. The developer says they receive different evidence and use a case board to share it, while the built-in co-op mode does not support voice chat.
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Stackflow
The developer describes Stone exploding into points and indestructible Obsidian supplying permanent multipliers. A special block can therefore reward resolution or remain as part of the run’s arrangement.
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Cultivation Idle
The developer connects homegrown spirit herbs to elixirs and mined mystic iron to flying swords, while explicitly warning that idle growth does not mean fully automatic progression. Resource planning remains an active task.
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